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Learn how to enter grades for Kindergarten and Grade 1 in PowerTeacher Pro without migrating data. Follow these steps to access PTP, set up grades, and enter final term grades. Key functions and grading preferences are explained in detail.
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Entering Grades in PowerTeacher Pro Kindergarten and Grade 1
When you first open PowerTeacher Pro, you MAY see a message offering to Migrate Data to PowerTeacher Pro. PLEASE, DO NOT MIGRATE THE DATA!
Grading Preferences have been setup at the district level. For those who have used PowerTeacher Gradebook in the past, this means that the setup for the terms are set at the district level and are locked and cannot be changed. Grade Setup Sample Below Old PowerTeacher Gradebook New PowerTeacher Pro
At the end of Semester 1, Semester 2 and the Year, Kindergarten and 1st Grade teachers will simply enter a final grade for those terms.
PowerTeacher Pro is accessed from within the Power Teacher portal. There will no desktop shortcut, as PTP is now totally web based. • From within your browser, log in to the PowerTeacher portal at www.desotopowerschool.com/teachers • Enter your User name and Password issued by your PowerTeacher administrator and click Sign In.
You will be taken to the PowerTeacher portal screen. • You can access PowerTeacher Pro one of two ways: • Click PowerTeacher Pro on the Navigation bar/Menu OR • Click PowerTeacherPro under the ClassName.
When you first log in to PTP, there will be a Welcome message that introduces some of the features. Click Close once you have read the message. • To access the Welcome message again, click the Help icon and select Getting Started.
Kindergarten and First Grade teachers will enter M, S, N, and U for the final terms grades. • Grade Scale for K and 1 is 4=E, 3=M, 2=N, 1=U. E M
To enter scores, click A+ Grading on the navigation bar, then click Scoresheet. • Be sure that you are in the correct Reporting Period and the class in which you wish to work. Clicking the arrow beside the Class Name or Term will allow you to change classes and terms.
E M • Click in the cell below the Grade column and • to the right of the student name. (The Scoresheet functions • much like a spreadsheet.) • The Score Inspector will appear on the right of the screen.
E M • The appearance of the Score Inspector is dependent upon the cell that is active in the Score Inspector. If the active cell is the top box, alphanumeric values will be entered. If the bottom box (%) is active, numeric values will be entered.
You can enter a grade one of several ways: • Click in the cell in the Score Inspector and key in the grade and click Enter or press Enter. • OR • Click on the grade buttons in the Score Inspector and click Enter or press Enter. E • OR • Key the score directly into the cell to the right of the student name and under the Grade and press enter. When entering in this manner, be aware of which box in the Score Inspector is active. E M
Entering the grades in the cells below the Grade Column: • If the top (Alphanumerical) box is active in the Score Inspector, it expects you to key an alphanumerical value. If you key a numerical value, you will receive an error message.If you key letter grade in the top box, it will generate a numerical value at the middle of the grade scale for that letter grade. Example: M = 4, S = 3, etc. E If the bottom box (%) is active in the Score Inspector, it expects you to key a numerical value. If you don’t, you will receive an error message. When you key a numerical value here, it will generate the letter grade appropriate to that numerical value E M
M Alphanumerical cell is active. You can identify which cell is active by the keypad in the Score Inspector. % cell is active.
M • Move to the next student by either Clicking in the cell to the right of the student’s name in the Scoresheet • OR • Clicking the up or down arrow beside the student’s name in the Score Inspector. • Enter the grade for the next student and continue this process for all students in all courses that you teach.
Once you have entered the final grade for all of your students in all of your classes, you have completed entering grades for the term. • Grades are to be entered at the end of Semester 1, Semester 2 and the Year, as they are mandatory for state reporting.
To View grades on a student for multiple terms, click on the Student button on the menu and choose Quick Lookup – Traditional.
This view is helpful is seeing the student’s classes and grades for each grading term.